It’s the fifth annual Off My Shelf Holiday Extravaganza! For the holiday season I have Convened a Collective of cool conversationalists to harangue about holiday horrors. That’s right horrors! This year we’re gonna have a bloody Christmas talking about Anna and the Apocalypse and Krampus (2015).
Anna and the Apocalypse
Release: 2017
Director: John McPhail
Stars: Ella Hunt, Malcolm Cumming, Sarah Swire
Krampus
Release: 2015
Director: Michael Dougherty
Stars: Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner
Christmas Quiz
In Anna and the Apocalypse, the zombie outbreak is due to what? A lethal pathogen
It was believed to be a super virus strain of the flu
What’s the name of the bowling alley Anna and John work at? Thunder Balls
When we get to the Christmas recital, students dressed as these are singing a weird rap about fish. Penguins
What # do the kids find trending on social media? #evacselfie
Right before John meets his end, he names all of Santa’s reindeer. What are their names?
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph
Anna and the apocalypse doesn’t have any traditional Christmas carols, but Krampus starts with this classic from Bing Crosby. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Though associated with Austria, Krampus is believed to have originated in what country? Germany
When we first meet Omi aka grandma, what movie is she watching on tv? A Christmas carol
Seth Green and Justin Roiland voice a couple of the killer gingerbread men in the movie. The shows they created also make an appearance in poster form in max’s room. What are they? Robot Chicken and Rick and Morty
What name does Howard call his Hummer? Lucinda
Christmas Quiz Pt 2
This isn’t the first time Paul Kaye who plays Mr Savage is killed by a zombie on screen. He was also killed by one on this show. Game of Thrones
Besides being christmas horror movies these 2 films have another connection. Toni Collete and Paul Kaye were both in this British tv show. Wanderlust
Though it is set in random town USA, Krampus was actually filmed in this country? New Zealand
Here comes the Star Trek question, Adam Scott has appeared in this Next Generation film. Star Trek First Contact
Pt2: He was at the conn of which ship? The Defiant
According to legend Krampus is the son of this norse god of the underworld. Hel
There is another connection to norse mythology, the dog who portrays rosie the bulldog’s real name is this? Thor